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Union-backed candidates lead in DPS board race Winning candidates outspent by groups backing opponents

BY MELANIE ASMAR CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Using a technology system called wpsWatch by Denver-based Wildlife Protection Solutions, people anywhere can help prevent a crime against wildlife as it happens in real time. Wildlife Protection Solutions is one of the beneficiaries of the Running Wild COURTESY OF WILDLIFE PROTECTION SOLUTIONS race, which takes place virtually this year through Dec. 1.

construct a 10,000-seat arena.

Referred Ballot Questions 2A to 2D were leading by comfortable margins in unofficial returns, with yes votes as of late Nov. 4 of 64.8% for 2A , 63% for 2B, 62.8% for 2C

The union-backed majority on the Denver school board appears poised to consolidate power, with all four candidates endorsed by the teachers union leading in unofficial returns at press time.

If the four win their elections, the board would be unanimously unionbacked for the first time in recent history.

Scott Esserman, a parent and former classroom teacher who was endorsed by the union, held a strong lead in the race for an at-large seat representing the entire city as of late Nov. 4. In a crowded field of five candidates, he had garnered 40% of the vote.

Current school board President Carrie Olson had a commanding lead — 69% of the vote — over her challenger in District 3, which spans central-east Denver. Olson is a former Denver teacher who was endorsed by the union. She is the only incumbent running for re-election.

The races were tighter in southwest District 2 and northeast District 4, with union-backed candidates Xóchitl “Sochi” Gaytán

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‘Running Wild’ for wildlife through Denver Annual local race helps protect animals in Africa

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Thanks to technology by Denver-

based Wildlife Protection Solutions, residents have served as first responders to prevent a crime against wildlife as it happens in real time, halfway across the globe.

They “have directly contributed to saving the lives of animals,” said Eric Schmidt, executive director of Wildlife Protection Solutions.

“With just a press of a button, the appropriate people get alerted.”

Wildlife Protection Solutions is a nonprofit that has field projects in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia. A technology system called wpsWatch consists of cameras that SEE WILDLIFE, P2

Most Denver measures passing except for new arena $450 million bond package was dubbed RISE Denver

BY ESTEBAN L. HERNANDEZ DENVERITE

Denver ballot measures calling for issuing $450 million in mu-

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nicipal bonds to pay for building and maintaining numerous city projects and cultural institutions were passing as of Nov. 4, with the exception of one that would pay to

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can capture an image in real time and a wildlife monitoring app for a computer or mobile device. Together, the technology can alert rangers and managers of protected areas of possible threats and wildlife crimes — such as animal poaching — in real time.

“Using technology before shots are fired is one way to keep animals in nature, where they belong,” Schmidt said.

Denverites ‘Running Wild’ to help save animals from extinction Wildlife Protection Solutions is one of four beneficiaries of the Running Wild race, which takes place annually on the Regis University campus in northwest Denver. This year, the race is taking place virtually and participants have through Dec. 1 to complete ether a 5K, 10K or 1-mile run.

“We’re watching some of these animals decline,” said Janet Rumfelt, a professor at Regis and Running Wild race director. But “we still have time to turn it around.”

Running Wild is dedicated to raising awareness about endangered African wildlife and eco-systems, and funding African wildlife conservation and anti-poaching efforts.

Since getting its start in 2015, Running Wild has raised more than $30,000 for wildlife conservation.

“People feel very connected to these animals in Africa,” Rumfelt said, “and they don’t want them to go extinct.”

How dogs are helping to save cheetahs Another one of running Wild’s beneficiaries is the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), which has a multifaceted holistic conservation platform with an ultimate goal of keeping the cheetah in the wild from extinction.

HOW TO ‘RUN WILD’ The 2021 Running Wild race takes place virtually through Dec. 1. Participants can choose to run/walk a 5K, 10K or 1-mile race. Those who do not wish to run may participate with a Run Wild in Your Dreams donation.

To learn more or to register, visit runningwildrace.org.

To learn more about the beneficiaries: • Africa Network for Animal Welfare-USA: www.anaw.org • Big Life Foundation: biglife. org/ • Cheetah Conservation Fund: cheetah.org/ • Wildlife Protection Solutions: wildlifeprotectionsolutions.org/

Participants in the 2019 Running Wild race take off. The race, which benefits various nonprofits dedicated to African wildlife and ecosystem conservation and anti-poaching efforts, takes place virtually COURTESY OF DAVID GARRICK PHOTOGRAPHY through Dec. 1.

Hammah, an ambassador for the Cheetah Conservation Fund’s Livestock Guarding Dog, is pictured with Ann Ambrose and Janet Rumfelt at a previous year’s Running Wild race.

COURTESY OF DIONNE STEIN/CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND

In the 1970s, Dr. Laurie Marker became the caretaker of a newborn cheetah cub named Khayam at the Wildlife Safari in Oregon.

The two formed a bond, and in 1977, Marker and Khayam traveled to southwest Africa — now Namibia — for a re-wilding study. There, Marker learned that livestock farmers were catching hundreds of cheetahs in cage traps and killing them.

“It’s not that the farmers were bad people,” said Dionne Stein, development manager for events and spe-

cial projects with the CCF. “It’s that they assumed it was cheetahs killing off all their livestock.”

Upon returning to the U.S., Khayam became an ambassador of cheetahs and travelled internationally to help people learn about the cheetah’s plight.

Fast forward about 20 years, and in 1990, Marker found the CCF in Namibia to create a permanent place in the world for the cheetah, and in 1991, expanded the CCF to Somaliland.

In 1994, the organization started its Livestock Guarding Dog program to help Namibian farmers protect their livestock from predator attacks. How it works is the Cheetah Conservation Fund raises and trains a Turkish breed of dog — Anatolian shepherd and Kangal dogs — and provides them to African farmers.

“Their big, brilliant bark can scare off a predator,” Stein said of the Livestock Guarding Dogs. The program has been “80-to-100% effective in mitigating

human-wildlife conflict.”

Farmers are also embracing the program, and in fact, there are about 600 Namibian farmers on a waitlist to receive a Livestock Guarding Dog — despite the process they must go through to receive one.

Before receiving a Livestock Guarding Dog, the farmer must apply, pay a fee and pass a farm assessment to prove they are dedicated to the dog’s welfare, Stein said. They must also comply with CCF doing an onsite check-in every six-to-12 months to follow up on the dog’s medical care, and to ensure the dog is settling into its guardian role and is being utilized and properly cared for by the farmer.

On track to lose about a million plant and animal species It was about five or six years ago when Running Wild’s race director Rumfelt starting hearing news that elephant poaching was on the rise. She started doing research and learned it’s not just elephants that are

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Rumfelt learned that the world is on track to lose about a million of its plant and animal species, and that present day is likely the sixth mass animal destruction of time.

“Ecotourism is important to Africa as an economy — these animals are important to many peoples’ livelihood,” Rumfelt said. “When you help animals, you help people. And animals protect the ecosystem. We’re all interconnected.”

Rumfelt said she’s not the type of person to sit on the sidelines and wanted to do something. Thus, the Running Wild race — which supports organizations on the ground protecting animals and ecosystems — came to be. Rumfelt believes those who participate in the race are people who want to also be a part of the solution.

“We would love to see Coloradans show up and represent,” Rumfelt said, “and do their part to help African wildlife.”

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As holidays near, nonprofit helps feed Denver’s food-insecure residents ‘For a lot of people, (food) is a challenge’

WATCH VIDEO ONLINE To watch a Rocky Mountain PBS video report on this story, visit tinyurl.com/ RMPBSFeeding.

BY BRIAN WILLIE AND KYLE COOKE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

On the fourth Thursday of every month, Jim Scharper parks a cargo truck at the intersection of 21st and Stout in downtown Denver.

The truck is packed to the brim with essential items, from toilet paper to dog food to non-perishable food items and even clothes. Scores of people, many of them low-income and housing-insecure, line up to pick up some necessary items, which are all free of charge.

“I know firsthand just how hard it is to find food out here on the streets,” Scharper said. About 13 years ago, Scharper was in a similar situation as many of the people he currently serves. He was unhoused, living out of his truck, and struggling with addiction.

Once he got sober, he started making and distributing sandwiches on the fourth Thursday of the month, he said. He has done that every month for 12 years, rain or shine.

Scharper operates the nonprofit Feeding Denver’s Hungry. Earlier this year, Scharper’s nonprofit opened a free grocery store in Montbello, enabling Scharper to expand on his mission.

“From one day to the next, for a lot of people, is a challenge,” he

The fourth Thursday of every month, Feeding Denver’s Hungry sets up at 21st and Stout PHOTO BY BRIAN WILLIE/ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS to distribute essential items.

explained at the time.

Rocky Mountain PBS met Scharper and a group of volunteers at 21st and Stout. One of the volunteers said that a lot of the people picking up food were also on food stamps.

Feeding Denver’s Hungry purposefully distributes food at the end of the month to coincide with the time when many Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients start to run out of the monthly

allotment.

According to the Colorado Department of Human Services, more than 255,000 Colorado households receive SNAP benefits in 2020. Nearly 40% of those households include children under the age of 18, and the average monthly allowance was just $343.

The COVID-19 pandemic made food insecurity worse. In the spring of 2021, Hunger Free Colorado,

a statewide nonprofit organization which connects people to food resources, published a survey that found 33 percent of Coloradans are struggling with “food insecurity or lack of consistent, reliable access to nutritious, culturally relevant food.”

William Evans said he comes to 21st and Stout every month. “(The program) just helps everybody out who is down and out, hard on their luck,” he said.

“It helps out a whole lot,” Evans continued. “It helps everybody … tremendously.”

According to Scharper, about 80% of the food comes from the Food Bank of the Rockies. The remaining 20% comes mostly from private donations. If you are interested in donating to Feeding Denver’s Hungry, or learning more about the organization, click here.

Feeding Denver’s Hungry will return to 21st and Stout on Nov. 25, Thanksgiving Day. This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online.

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Denver arts notes

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE AND CLARKE READER SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Daniel Sloss at the Paramount Theatre Being a comedian’s comedian might suggest that a performer has only limited appeal, but when it comes to Scotland’s Daniel Sloss, it’s the highest of compliments.

In one of his specials, he describes what he does as 70 to 75 minutes of jokes, “and then I do a sad 15-minute TED Talk.” There’s more to it than that, but it hints at the sincerity of his approach — both to comedy and honesty.

Sloss will be at the Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place in Denver, at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 16. Get tickets at www. ticketmaster.com.

K Contemporary Gallery “Zonz Rosa” by Angel Ricardo Ricardo Rios and “I Know Not Where” by Shawn Huckins will be featured at K Contemporary Gallery, 1412 Wazee St., Denver from Nov. 20 to Jan. 8.

Cuban-born Rios will hang his first show at K Contemporary, including more than a dozen large-scale paintings with bilingual titles, dealing with the “red zone” at the center of Mexican colonies with

bars, sex, options.

Huckins’ show, “The Birds Will Sing,” takes its title from a Cajun folk song and includes 10 paintings that are recreations of 18th- and 19th-century landscapes, overlaid with intentionally dark statements.

Information: kcontemporaryart.com.

‘Cabaret de Profundis’ at Buntport Hannah Duggan and Nathan Hall will perform a musical production, “Cabaret de Profundis” or “How to Sing While Ugly Crying,” through Nov. 13 at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver. Limited, distanced seats. Masks required and any attendee over 12 must be vaccinated. Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. 303-946-1388.

Information: buntport.com.

Colorado Book Awards Submissions are being accepted for awards to editors, illustrators, fiction, non-fiction, photography, poetry, and more.

See Colorado Humanities and Center for the Book website for entry form. Information: coloradohumanities.org.

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, public events frequently are canceled or rescheduled. Check with organizers before you go.

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and Michelle Quattlebaum holding leads in their districts as well as of Nov. 4. The District 2 race was particularly tight, though Gaytán’s lead over opponent Karolina Villagrana widened from 64 votes on election night to 486 votes by Nov. 4.

Union-backed members have held a majority of seats on the sevenmember Denver school board since a historic “flip” in 2019. Before then, Denver had been a national exemplar of education reform and cooperation with charter schools.

Esserman said that although the union-backed candidates were outspent by pro-reform groups pushing for a different slate, the election results so far were “a testament to the kind of change people are ready to see” in Denver Public Schools.

“The vast majority of voters and members of our community are interested in seeing us do what’s best for students, and that’s what we’re going to do,” he said.

In the past two years, the unionbacked board has undone or halted

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many reforms put in place by previous boards.

For instance, the board voted to reopen two comprehensive high schools — Montbello High and West High — that previous boards had dismantled. Current board members also got rid of the controversial school ratings system that previous boards used to justify closing low-scoring schools in an attempt to improve academic achievement. The union opposes such closures.

The union also opposes the expansion of independent charter schools.

The union-backed board attempted to delay the opening of a new DSST charter high school, but the State Board of Education overturned that decision.

The union has spent big to hold on to its board majority, but supporters of education reform have spent even bigger to try to win back control.

They say the union-backed board hasn’t focused enough on academics, especially during the pandemic.

As of Nov. 1, state campaign finance reports showed independent expenditure committees associated with reform groups had spent more than $1.07 million in support of three candidates: Villagrana, Vernon Jones Jr., and Gene Fashaw.

Such committees can spend unlimited amounts of money in elections but cannot coordinate with candidates.

Meanwhile, reports showed the Denver teachers union had given

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and 63.7% for 2D. But the “no” vote was leading on 2E, the arena measure, with a 58.1% majority as of late Nov. 4.

The overall package is split between money for city facilities (2A, $104 million); housing and shelters (2B, $38.6 million); transportation (2C, $63.3 million); parks and recreation (2D, $54 million); and upgrades to the National Western Center campus (2E, $190 million).

The money will come in the form of municipal bonds, which means the city is borrowing the money. It will pay to help maintain stuff the city owns, like libraries and sidewalks and bike infrastructure, and build new things, like parks and two more libraries.

It also provides money to maintain places like the Denver Botanic Gardens and the Denver Zoo, and to upgrade city infrastructure includ-

Voters cast their ballots on Nov. 2 at the Tivoli Student Union at Metropolitan State PHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN/THE COLORADO SUN University of Denver.

ing field and court replacements at certain parks and restrooms, as well as make Americans with Disabilities Act improvements.

Dubbed RISE Denver by the city, the $450 million bond package has

been framed by Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration as helping with the city’s recovery from the pandemic.

The bond package was backed by a political committee called RISE

more than $157,000 directly to four candidates: Esserman, Olson, Gaytán, and Quattlebaum. The statewide teachers union gave at least another $75,000. Independent expenditure committees funded by teachers unions had spent more than $184,000 in support of those candidates, reports show.

Esserman had raised more money — $106,650 — than any other school board candidate in Colorado, even with expensive races in many suburban districts, according to an analysis of campaign filings by Follow the Money Colorado.

The winners of the election will oversee a new superintendent, craft a new strategic plan, and grapple with several long-simmering issues, including declining enrollment and continued disagreement over the role of independent charter schools and semi-autonomous innovation schools. They will also help lead a district that is still navigating the COVID-19 pandemic.

This story is from Chalkbeat Colorado, a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools. Used by permission. For more, and to support Chalkbeat, visit co.chalkbeat.org.

Denver, which included among its supporters Hancock, former mayor Wellington Webb, former state House Speaker Terrance Carroll, and current city council members Kendra Black, Jolon Clark, Chris Herndon and Debbie Ortega.

A political committee called Friends of National Western Stock Show supported the ballot question for the National Western Center facilities and sent out mailers encouraging people to vote yes.

Opponents of the measure specifically asking for money for the National Western Center facilities included Vote No on the Arena Bond.

There was also people and activists in the community who opposed the proposal to build the new arena.

Election results are not final until they’re certified by the Clerk and Recorder, days or sometimes weeks after Election Day. This story is from Denverite, a nonprofit Denver news source affiliated with CPR News. Used by permission.

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A poor Denver neighborhood was a food desert — until now Government-subsidized Decatur Fresh Market comes to Sun Valley

BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN

When Selena Ramirez was growing up, shopping for groceries was an hours-long ordeal that involved riding the city bus miles away with her mom and little brother and lugging home bags of food.

On days when that was too much, they bought instant noodles or Hot Pockets at the 7-Eleven on Federal Boulevard, the only “grocery store” within walking distance in Sun Valley, Denver’s poorest neighborhood.

There was also a Family Dollar, but that was demolished years ago, with no neighborhood replacement.

“It’s just like a blank lot,” said Ramirez, 21. “It was a big blow to the community and we were all so upset.”

The west Denver neighborhood of Sun Valley, now a flurry of construction as 960 new subsidized housing units are in various stages of planning and completion, had been a food desert for years — until Nov. 2.

On a dark and damp morning, the cheery new Decatur Fresh Market — with a sparkling glass storefront and sunny yellow walls stenciled with drawings of fruit and vegetables — opened its doors to its first customers. Ramirez was behind the coffee bar making lattes and selling hot, foil-wrapped breakfast burritos.

The space on Decatur Street is part grocery store, part food pantry, where kids who might otherwise snack on gas station chips can pick up free, healthy snacks and where donated meals made by a community nonprofit fill the freezer.

The store, funded by the Denver Housing Authority and operated by a nonprofit, has prices lower than Wal-Mart and shelves stocked with fresh produce, hot sauces, spices and oils selected for a culturally diverse neighborhood. About 30 different languages are spoken in Sun Valley, home to about 2,000 people.

There are fresh tortillas and samosa wrappers, bottles of Vietnamese juices and Mexican Tajin, the chiliand-lime spice mix sprinkled on fruit. The 1,800-square-foot store has a small spice section, with ground paprika and cumin, an important ingredient for various Mexican and African dishes prepared in many Sun Valley homes.

Zahara Amed, who is from Somalia and has lived in Sun Valley for 19 years, took pictures of the groceries

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A shopper at Decatur Fresh Market in Denver on Nov. 2.

Denver Housing Authority program manager Lori Laurita works a register at Decatur PHOTOS BY OLIVIA SUN/THE COLORADO SUN Fresh Market on Nov. 2 in Denver.

in her kitchen and sent them to the manager of Decatur Fresh before opening day. She wants the store to add basmati rice and a specific type of skinny spaghetti that she uses to make an African soup full of potatoes, vegetables and beef.

If the little store doesn’t stock those staples and others, many in the neighborhood will have to continue to travel all the way to Aurora to a Somali grocery store, she said.

The mother of seven children with three still living at home switched jobs to work at the new grocery store. For years, she has worked at hotels, as a housekeeper and in the lobby, she said. “I’m so happy,” she said, for the new job close to home and that the neighborhood has a real grocery store.

Amed and co-worker Marian Sherif, who grew up in a nearby housing authority apartment building after her parents immigrated from Somalia, might later get to sell some of their soups or samosas at Decatur Fresh. The grocery store will have a hot-food bar showcasing local residents’ recipes, which they will cook at another Denver Housing Authority enterprise, the Osage Cafe in Denver’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Both the cafe and the grocery store are operated by the nonprofit Youth Employment Academy, a workforce training program for young people in marginalized communities. Workers are trained in culinary arts, customer service and creative skills.

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Before the opening of Decatur Fresh Market, the nearest grocery store to Sun Valley was a King Soopers about 2.5 miles away.

The grocery store is on the first floor of a 92-unit affordable housing complex, and just down the street from a 95-unit project. In all, the Denver Housing Authority is building 960 new apartments, in four phases. In addition, the authority is working with developers to create 600 to 800 units on about 10 acres of land in Sun Valley, said Annie Hancock, interim director of community connections at the Denver Housing Authority.

The city contributed $917,000 to open the grocery store, and the nonprofit operator, Youth Empowerment Academy, intends to keep prices lower than other stores in the city.

Magnets made by students at the Youth Employment Academy are seen for sale at Decatur Fresh Market. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun) The grocery store follows the housing authority’s urban farming project, a collaboration with the Denver Botanic Gardens. About a quarter mile from the market, along the South Platte River, gardners produce about 4,000 pounds of squash, greens, peppers, tomatoes, cabbages and radishes each year. Since the first growing season in 2019, Sun Valley residents have purchased the produce in the summer and fall in a pay-as-you-can farmers market.

Next season, the produce will end up on the shelves of Decatur Fresh Market.

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In the frozen section, stacks of burritos and other take-and-go meals are free — products made by Work Options, a job-training program that teaches culinary skills to people who are unemployed, including those who recently left the criminal justice system.

And in the near future, as hundreds of new residents are expected to move into Sun Valley’s new affordable housing complexes, the grocery store plans to hold a $10 special — a laundry basket filled with six items that residents can select from the home goods area, a few small shelves holding mops and toilet paper.

Rick Stollsteimer, who for 20 years worked at Albertsons and is a butcher by trade, is hoping that someday, Decatur Fresh will add a meat counter. Stollsteimer started as a maintenance worker for the Denver Housing Authority a few years ago and jumped at the chance to become the store manager for the new Sun Valley market.

He was beaming after his first morning behind the front counter greeting customers. “They are very happy with the location of the store,” he said. “They love the layout of the items and what we’re carrying. The cleanliness and the beauty of it. Just the convenience of it all.”

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they have a favorable view of former President Donald Trump, compared with 58% who have an unfavorable view of him. When asked about U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, 25% said they have a favorable view of the Garfield County Republican while 38% said they have an unfavorable view of her.

When asked if they agree or disagree that Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election, 67% of voters said they agree while 29% said they disagree. Four percent said they don’t know or refused to answer.

Among Republicans, just 38% said they agree that Biden legitimately won last year’s presidential election, while 57% said they disagree.

“Yes there’s been a little bit of a slip,” said Sara Loflin, who leads ProgressNow Colorado. But she said the poll clearly indicates Republicans “numbers are still in the toilet.”

30% said they disapproved and 5% said they didn’t know or refused to answer.

When asked this month, 58% said they approved of how Polis is handling COVID-19, while 35% said they disapprove and 6% said they didn’t know or refused to answer.

While Democratic voters remain supportive of how Polis has handled the pandemic, the October poll shows a decline in support among unaffiliated voters. Fifty-five percent of unaffiliated voters said they approved of the governor’s handling of COVID in the new poll, compared to 63% in June.

Biden also saw a steep decline in his COVID-related job approval among Colorado voters. Back in June, 63% said they approved of how he was handling the pandemic.

That dropped to 50% in October.

A brighter spot for Democrats in the recent poll is that 54% of voters think Polis and Democrats “got it about right” when it comes to their handling of the pandemic. Twentyseven percent said Democrats overreacted while 12% said they didn’t take it seriously enough.

Republicans in Colorado got much lower marks on the question. Just 31% said the GOP got it about right, while 44% said they didn’t take it seriously enough.

The poll also asked about requiring health care workers and state employees to be vaccinated, requiring teachers and students to wear masks at schools, and requiring airline passengers to show proof of vaccination before flights. More supported than opposed all three.

Sixty-two percent of voters said they are pro-mask while 30% said they are anti-mask. When asked about getting vaccinated against COVID, 74% said they are pro-vaccine while 20% said they are antivaccine.

“The data shows Coloradans are really on one side of the debate about vaccines and masks,” Baumann said.

Voters support mask wearing, vaccination The poll also asked coronavirusrelated questions, revealing mixed news for Democrats.

In June, 65% of registered voters said they approved of how Polis was handling the pandemic, while

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Colorado voters have a less favorable view of Gov. Jared Polis, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and President Joe Biden compared to four months ago, according to a new poll released exactly a year out from the 2022 election.

But while Democrats’ favorability numbers may have decreased, and Biden’s job approval took a hit, Polis’ approval numbers have stayed steady.

Andrew Baumann, a pollster at the Democratic firm Global Strategy Group, which conducted the survey, said the results are “certainly a warning sign” for Democrats, namely when it comes to Biden’s decreases, which could affect the midterms.

The Rocky Mountaineer poll of 800 Colorado registered voters was conducted Oct.19-24 by Global Strategy Group, in partnership with ProgressNow Colorado, a liberal political advocacy nonprofit. The survey was weighted to match Colorado’s voter registration split and had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.

Global Strategy Group is a reputable pollster with a B/C rating from FiveThirtyEight, the political datatracking website.

Forty-nine percent of voters said they had a favorable view of Polis, compared with 41% who said they have an unfavorable view of the governor. That’s down from June, when the last edition of the Rocky Mountaineer had Polis’ favorability at 56%, with 35% viewing him unfavorably.

Forty percent of voters said they view Bennet favorably in the new poll, while 27% said they view him unfavorably. That’s down from June when 46% of voters said they viewed him favorably and 38% said they viewed him unfavorably.

Biden’s numbers took the biggest hit. Just 45% of voters said they view him favorably while 50% said they view him unfavorably. In June, 55% of voters viewed Biden favorably, compared with 42% who viewed him unfavorably.

When it comes to job approval, 47% of voters said they approve of the job Biden is doing while 50% said they disapprove. Another 3% said they didn’t know. The numbers are down from June, when 56% of voters said they approve of the job Biden is doing as president, while 40% said they disapprove and 4% said they didn’t know.

For Polis, 57% approve of the job hhe is doing while 37% disapprove.

Six percent said they didn’t know. .The numbers are consistent with the June poll, when 58% of voters said they approve of the job Polis is doing as governor and 36% said they disapprove.

“There’s no doubt that the presidential job approval matters in midterms,” Baumann said. “It’s down

President Joe Biden greets Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock after PHOTO BY HUGH CAREY/THE COLORADO SUN landing in Denver on Sept. 14.

here. It’s down across the country.

It’s not ideal.”

Democrats still hold advantage Baumann thinks inflationary concerns and congressional Democrats’ infighting over two major spending bills are contributing to the declining favorability numbers. “It hasn’t been our finest hour,” he said.

While Baumann said elements of the poll are concerning, he doesn’t think the numbers reflect a changing political situation in Colorado, which has favored Democrats in the last two election cycles.

“Nothing in these data show that the fundamental political calculus in Colorado has changed,” Baumann said.

Voters, for instance, still said they would back or lean toward backing a generic Democratic legislative candidate over a generic Republican candidate by a 7 percentage point margin if the election were held today.

And 52% of voters said they would vote for or lean toward voting for Polis compared with the 35% who said they would vote for Republican gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl, who is currently a University of Colorado regent.

The poll also asked voters if they would vote for or lean toward voting for Bennet in an election against Republican challengers Eli Bremer, a former Olympian who lives in Colorado Springs, and state Rep. Ron Hanks of Fremont County.

Bennet was favored by at least 13 percentage points in both hypothetical matchups.

Voters also said they trust Democrats more than Republicans when it comes to reducing air pollution and addressing climate change, raising wages for Colorado workers, improving public education and bringing down the cost of health care.

When it comes to protecting public safety, handling the economic recovery after the pandemic and addressing Colorado’s rising cost of living, voters said they trust Democrats and the GOP equally.

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Littleton-area resident Adrian Evangelista practices target-shooting archery on Oct. 15 at Bear Creek Archery near Englewood.

Castle Rock’s Chris Treloar, a staff shooter at Quick Draw Archery in Highlands Ranch, draws his bow while target-shooting at Quick Draw’s indoor range on Oct. 15. Treloar started practicing archery about three years ago and has competed in tournaments across the country.

Conifer-area resident Dave Cenedella, right, looks to buy a new compound bow at Bear Creek Archery near Englewood on Oct. 15.

Cenedella has been practicing archery for about six years and made a range in his yard.

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It’s whatever the archer wants it to be — a friendly competition; a therapeutic outlet for one’s frustration; a challenging, physical exercise; a mental game; a way to hunt; a way to make friends; a discipline; a skill; a sport; and much more.

Littleton-area resident Adrian Evangelista said shooting every day at Bear Creek Archery, in unino corporated Arapahoe County near d Englewood, is a way to get out of the house. d “(Archery) teaches you how to s manage your frustration … and d learn from your mistakes,” he said. t “ … Life could be boring without sports.” c As the weather turns colder and r the days get shorter, many archers i have moved indoors for targetL shooting and tournament season, which runs until March. s Archery in general has become c more mainstream in recent years, i and its popularity has grown dur- i ing the pandemic because it’s a “CO-w VID friendly” activity, Bear Creek Archery owner Dave Marsh said. t a Kevin Lewis, who owns Quick Draw Archery in Highlands Ranch, l t said the sport usually sees an uptick in interest after the Summer n Olympics. But, Hollywood is also responsible for archery’s increasingw popularity, especially among girls. p After 2012’s “The Hunger Games” t movie came out, Lewis said every- a body wanted to be like Katniss. He U also wondered whether Disney’s upcoming “Hawkeye” TV show will s likewise generate interest in the p sport.

Evangelista, who started archery r in 2013, recommended people give it o a shot at least once, saying, “If you c like it, you like it.”

Setting their sights on indoor competitions This time of year, Lewis said indoor ranges see a mix of people doing it for fun, children learning the sport, and archers practicing for tournaments.

For a serious archer, he said, indoor and outdoor archery are two completely different games. There are more options outdoors, including hunting and 3D target courses; but indoor has its own world of events and specialists too, Lewis explained.

Conifer-area resident Dave Cenedella said he and his wife plan to compete in the Thursday night league at Bear Creek Archery.

Cenedella, who’s been practicing archery for six years, said he enjoys bow-hunting and shooting in his backyard range. Like rifle-shooting, archery requires self-reliance, he continued, but it doesn’t impact SEE ARCHERY, P11

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Littleton’s Nathan Hartford, 14, takes aim while target-shooting at Quick Draw Archery’s indoor range on Oct. 15. Nathan and his dad, Ben Hartford, started practicing PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN archery a few months ago.

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one’s hearing like rifle-shooting does.

“It’s super-challenging,” Cenedella said of archery. “There are so many variables, and you have to do everything the same way every time.”

Right now, Colorado’s best archers are preparing for this February’s Vegas Shoot, the annual indoor “Super Bowl of archery” in Las Vegas.

Castle Rock’s Chris Treloar, a staff shooter at Quick Draw Archery, said the tournament world is a lot of fun. He’s competed in indoor and outdoor competitions, winning several across Colorado.

Treloar also enjoys the ritualistic side of archery. The state has a huge archery community, with lots of shops and organizations, so there’s something going on every night, he said.

Fellow staff shooter Rick Typher, who lives in Highlands Ranch, appreciates how archery is therapeutic and a mental game, stating, “It’s a battle against yourself.”

Un-bow-lievable fun Whether archers only recently started shooting or have been practicing it for years, local indoor ranges have something for everyone, including private lessons and classes for all experience levels.

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which are generally easier to draw but harder to hold, local professional archer Steve Marsh explained.

Meanwhile, compound bows are individualized and end up being harder to draw but easier to hold, he said.

“You can’t expect to master (archery) overnight,” he said.

Marsh, who works at Bear Creek Archery and shoots for the Matthews Archery team, described how he started archery at age 8 but didn’t become proficient until he was 20.

Littleton’s Ben Hartford and his son Nathan, 14, started archery earlier this fall. Ben used to do it at camp, and revisited it when his cousin gifted him a bow. Since then, he and Nathan have been practicing how to sight their targets.

“It’s a skill,” Hartford continued.

“The more you do it, the better you get.”

Isaac Smith, a college student from Highlands Ranch, started five or six years ago and described it a fun hobby that he revisits whenever he can. He enjoys both indoor and outdoor archery, and likes setting up makeshift ranges whenever he goes camping.

“It can be relaxing if you don’t stress about it,” he said.

Madison Myles, who lives in the Parker area and started archery when she was 10, also has an outdoor range at home and tries to shoot at least once a week.

“I like the joy of it — the adrenaline rush,” she said. “It’s fun. Just try it out.”

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Ralph D. Harris, Jr. Personal Representative 4122 Orleans Ct. Denver CO 80249 Legal Notice No. 81273 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: November 18, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Laurence J. Robbins, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31243 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate Court, Denver, Colorado on or before February 12, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Michael Allen Hogan Personal Representative 8625 Road 27 Cortez, CO 81321 Legal Notice No. 81275 First Publication: November 4, 2021 Last Publication: November 18, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Hope Ione Jensen, a/ka Hope I Jensen, a/k/a Hope Jensen, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31492 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Probate Court of Denver County, Colorado on or before March 11, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

By: Jed Jensen Personal Representative 5353 W Dartmouth Ave., Suite 504 Denver, CO 80227 Legal Notice No. 81286

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First Publication: November 11, 2021 Last Publication: November 25, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Chi Hung Chan, aka Hung Chi Chan, aka Hung Chan, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 443 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before February 28, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Helen Chan, Personal Representative Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No. 81271 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LOREN E. SNYDER, aka LOREN SNYDER, aka LOREN ELLIS SNYDER, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31499 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before March 25, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

W. Douglas Hoak, Reg. #43148 Attorney for the Personal Representative 7887 E. Belleview Avenue, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80111 Legal Notice No. 81285 First Publication: November 11, 2021 Last Publication: November 25, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Steven Michael D’Ascoli, also known as Steven M. D’Ascoli, Steven D’Ascoli, and/or Steve D’Ascoli, Deceased Case Number:2021PR31460 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before March 4, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Estate of Steven Michael D’Ascoli Robert James D’Ascoli, Personal Representative c/o Branaugh Law Office, P.C. 8700 Ralston Road Arvada, CO 80002 Legal Notice No. 81277 First Publication: November 4, 2021 Last Publication: November 18, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of William Maestas, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31391 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before March 11, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Joseph Maestas, Personal Representative c/o 140 E. 19th Avenue, 3rd floor Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No. 81281 First Publication: November 11, 2021 Last Publication: November 25, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JASON GEORGE WRITER, also known as Jason G. Writer, Deceased.

Case Number: 2021PR31427 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before February 28, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Adam H. Writer, Personal Representative 55 Meade Lane Englewood, CO 80113 Legal Notice No. 81265 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Case Number: 2021PR31392 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before Friday, March 4, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mandy L. Buchholz Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before March 11, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Velva L. Price, Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960 Denver, CO 80246 Legal Notice No. 81283 First Publication: November 11, 2021 Last Publication: November 25, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE

Legal Notice No. 81274 First Publication: November 4, 2021 Last Publication: November 18, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ilse O Alcon, deceased Case Number: 21PR421

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ronald Bowles, aka Ronald C. Bowles, aka Ronald Charles Bowles, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31432 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before March 4, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Valerie Ann Bowles Personal Representative 7951 Stuart Street Westminster, Colorado 80030

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before February 28, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Roxanna S OConnor Personal Representative 5021 S Field Way Denver, CO 80123 Legal Notice No. 81267 First publication: October 28, 2021 Last publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 81276 First Publication: November 4, 2021 Last Publication: November 18, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Pamela Smoot Carter, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31144 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before March 4, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christopher Brock Attorney to the Personal Representative 1385 S. Colorado Blvd. #610-A Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No. 81279 First Publication: November 4, 2021 Last Publication: November 18, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JAMES ALLEN LONG, A/K/A JAMES A. LONG, A/K/A JAMES LONG, A/K/A JIM ALLEN LONG, A/K/A JIM A. LONG AND JIM LONG, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 31358 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the PROBATE COURT OF CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO, on or before March 4, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.

Luke Travis Long, Personal Representative 1389 Jefferson Street #B506 Oakland, CA 94612 Legal Notice No. 81261 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gebhard Buggel, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31470

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mark Harold Sanborn, aka Mark H. Sanborn, aka Mark Sanborn, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31461 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before March 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

James L. Aab, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative 3900 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 432 Lakewood, Colorado 80235 Legal Notice No. 81278 First Publication: November 4, 2021 Last Publication: November 18, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the co-personal representatives or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before March 4, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Warren Baker and Florian von Loebenstein, Co-Personal Representatives c/o Schafer Thomas Maez PC, 4 Garden Center #200 Broomfield, Colorado 80020 Legal Notice No. 81280 First Publication: November 4, 2021 Last Publication: November 18, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Name Changes Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DANIEL A. RILEY AKA DAN RILEY AKA DANIEL A. RILEY, JR. AKA DANIEL RILEY, JR., AKA DANIEL ALFORD RILEY, JR., deceased Case Number: 2021PR031462 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before Mar 04 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dwight D. Boothe Personal Representative 3650 S YOSEMITE STREET SUITE 214 Denver, CO 80237

Denver County, Colorado 1437 Bannock Street Denver, Colorado 80202 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Drinker, Dwight For Minor Child: Derick Nehemiah Breaux To Change the Child’s Name to: Derick Nehemiah Drinker Case Number: 21CV351 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Erica N. Breaux, non-custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: December 13, 2021 Time: 2:30 p.m.

Location: 1437 Bannock Street, Courtroom 316 Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Notice No.DHD1 First publication: November 04, 2021 Last publication: November 18, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice

For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Donavan Jeremiah Drinker

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joyce A. Price, aka Joyce Ann Price, and Joyce Price, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR031296

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JO ANNE GIBSON, also known as JO A. GIBSON, Deceased

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate

At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

Date: 9.30.21

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Denver Public Schools will grow students’ salad fixings Five-acre greenhouse project being constructed in Marston neighborhood

BY KYLE HARRIS DENVERITE

Picture a cafeteria lunch of the past: gray burgers on wet buns, overcooked green beans from the can, and limp fries barely unfrozen — neither healthy nor delicious.

For years, Denver Public Schools started working with urban gardening nonprofits to turn that image around. At least, at a few schools.

But the program — building gardens on land schools weren’t using — had limited reach. The farms only produced for the schools where they were located; beyond that, they weren’t exactly feeding the district.

And the gardens’ lifespan was short.

Some schools even constructed new buildings on the once-empty fields where food flourished.

While many of those original farms have closed, Schmitt Elementary in the Ruby Hill neighborhood and Bradley International School in the University Hills neighborhood still run urban gardens on site. And with the new greenhouse, big plans are in the works.

But it took time to get there.

Plan goes back decade “About 10 years ago, we were working with an urban-farm partner,” says Theresa Hafner, the DPS executive director of Food Services. “We were trying to build farms on school property in fields that weren’t being used. We wondered how much

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take center stage at the traveling exhibition, “Survival of the Slowest,” which is stopping at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. in Denver, through Jan. 9.

“This is a great opportunity to showcase the animals that aren’t the strongest, fastest and biggest,” said Dr. Frank-Thorsten Krell, senior entomology and exhibit curator.

“It’s not always necessary to be the

Denver Public Schools and city officials break ground on Oct. 5 on a greenhouse project in southwest Denver where the school disPHOTO BY CHRISTY STEADMAN trict will grow local food for students.

property is not being used around the district.”

DPS launched a study of vacant land it owned and came across its Glenbrook Property, 4900 S. Field Way, in the Marston neighborhood.

There, decades ago, the district had planned to build a school that ultimately never came to fruition.

“Wouldn’t that be a great place to build a farm,” Hafner recalls thinking. “Colorado’s growing season is so short. Let’s put in a greenhouse.”

The project will cost a total of $4 million: $1 million from Healthy Food for Denver Kids, $100,000 from

the U.S. Department of Agriculture and $2.1 million in bond money from Denver voters, along with other money from the district.

fastest and strongest and that’s a message a lot of people — especially kids — really like.”

Produced by Little Ray’s Exhibitions and the Foundation for Animal Rescue and Education (FARE), the exhibit also breaks another norm at the museum — it features living animals, instead of their remains.

“Before we accepted the exhibit, we did a lot of checking to ensure the welfare of the animals is a priority for the organizers. It’s important for us that the animals are well cared for and live in habitats they enjoy,” Krell said. “What I didn’t expect is how close you’re able to see

these animals.”

The star of the show is certainly the sloth, but it’s not the only one -- visitors will also get a look at a hedgehog, iguana and more. Among the many things visitors can learn about the sloth is that they have the lowest relative muscle mass of any mammal (25%, compared to 40% in humans and 58% in lions) and that they only climb down from trees is for mating and defecation.

While all the animals visitors will meet don’t do a lot of moving, the reasons and strategies behind their slowness vary.

According to provided informa-

What’s that $4 million going to buy?

The new greenhouse, which is being built by PCL Construction and will be ready to be planted by late spring 2022, will first be used to grow cherry and slicing tomatoes to liven up salads. If all goes well, the district will add leafy greens, peppers, cucumbers and strawberries.

How much? Hundreds of thousands of pounds, says Hafner.

Within five to seven years, DPS hopes the greenhouse will be turning a profit.

The district even plans to launch a program to create urban-agriculture opportunities for high school students.

“I think it’s so much fun to be innovative and take it to the next level,” says Hafner.

This story is from Denverite, a nonprofit Denver news source affiliated with CPR News. Used by permission.

For more, and to support Denverite, visit denverite.com.

tion, some are cold-blooded, others warm-blooded. Some are adapted to need food less frequently than others, while others find unique ways to hide from their adversaries.

“Since these animals don’t move very quickly, we encourage people to come back several times, because that will allow you to see them doing different things,” Krell said. “People can come connect with the animals by seeing them so close. It’s a good message that there are different strategies in life to be successful.”

Entry into the exhibit is included with a general admission ticket. Get all the details at www.dmns.org.

Public Notices Dwight Drinker 8760 E. Chenango Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80237 Legal Notice No. 81263 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: November 25, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Denver County, Colorado 1437 Bannock Street Denver, Colorado 80202 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Drinker, Dwight For Minor Child: Donavan Jeremiah Breaux To Change the Child’s Name to: Donavan Jeremiah Drinker Case Number: 21CV352

NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Erica N. Breaux, non-custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: December 13, 2021 Time: 2:30 p.m.

Location: 1437 Bannock Street, Courtroom 316 Denver, Colorado 80202

Date: 9.30.21 Dwight Drinker 8760 E. Chenango Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80237 Legal Notice No. 81262 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: November 25, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Children Services

For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Donavan Jeremiah Drinker At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

(Adoption/Guardian/Other) Public Notice NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS

BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA JOHNSTON COUNTY In the District Court 21 SP 1372 – Bradley Edward Redmond, father of the adoptee, Lily Grace Hardy, a female child born 12/30/2012 to Jenna Leigh Hardy (Hopp): Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled Special Proceeding. The nature of the relief being sought is an Adoption of Minor Child by Stepparent. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for termination of any parental rights you may have to the child. This notice is given pursuant to N.C.G.S. 1A-1.

Tel. (919) 934-1149 | Fax (919) 934-3635 cameron@sst-law.com Legal Notice No. 81264 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Second Publication: November 4, 2021 Third Publication: November 11, 2021 Last Publication: November 18, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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